Business Cases for Privacy-Enhancing Technologies

2009 ◽  
pp. 895-909
Author(s):  
Roger Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Business Case ◽  
The Other ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Core Element ◽  
Financial Investment ◽  
Privacy Threats ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Business Cases ◽  
Privacy Enhancing Technologies

Many categories of e-business continue to underachieve. Their full value cannot be unlocked while key parties distrust the technology or other parties, particularly the scheme’s sponsors. Meanwhile, the explosion in privacy-intrusive technologies has resulted in privacy threats looming ever larger as a key impediment to adoption. Technology can be applied in privacy-enhancing ways, variously to counter invasive technologies, to enable untraceable anonymity, and to offer strong, but more qualified pseudonymity. After their first decade, it is clear that privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) are technically effective, but that their adoption lags far behind their potential. As a result, they have not delivered the antidote to distrust in e-business. If individuals are not spontaneously adopting PETs, then the opportunity exists for corporations and government agencies to harness PETs as a core element of their privacy strategies. The financial investment required is not all that large. On the other hand, it is challenging to attract the attention of executives to an initiative of this nature, and then to adapt corporate culture to ensure that the strategy is successfully carried through. This chapter examines PETs, their application to business needs, and the preparation of a business case for investment in PETs.

Business Cases for Privacy-Enhancing Technologies

2008 ◽  
pp. 135-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Business Case ◽  
The Other ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Core Element ◽  
Financial Investment ◽  
Privacy Threats ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Business Cases ◽  
Privacy Enhancing Technologies

Many categories of e-business continue to under-achieve. Their full value cannot be unlocked while key parties distrust the technology or other parties, particularly the scheme’s sponsors. Meanwhile, the explosion in privacy-intrusive technologies has resulted in privacy threats looming ever larger as a key impediment to adoption. Technology can be applied in privacy-enhancing ways, variously to counter invasive technologies, to enable untraceable anonymity, and to offer strong, but more qualified pseudonymity. After their first decade, it is clear that privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) are technically effective, but that their adoption lags far behind their potential. As a result, they have not delivered the antidote to distrust in e-business. If individuals are not spontaneously adopting PETs, then the opportunity exists for corporations and government agencies to harness PETs as a core element of their privacy strategies. The financial investment required is not all that large. On the other hand, it is challenging to attract the attention of executives to an initiative of this nature, and then to adapt corporate culture to ensure that the strategy is successfully carried through. This chapter examines PETs, their application to business needs, and the preparation of a business case for investment in PETs.

scholarly journals Socio-political-environmental perceptions of participants in the public hearings of the Brazilian Representative House on Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Teixeira de Barros
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
The Other ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Environmental Perceptions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Public Hearings ◽  
Chamber Of Deputies

Abstract The article analyzes the perceptions of the citizens who participated in the public hearings promoted by the Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (CMADS) of the Chamber of Deputies during the year 2018. The methodology consisted in the use of a questionnaire with open and closed questions applied to a sample of 71.22% of the public that was present at these events. For the study of perceptions, open questions are particularly relevant, since they consist of arguments, analyzes and justifications presented by citizens, based on the experience of participating. The conclusions show that a diversity of citizens’ perceptions of the CMADS agenda, the topics under debate and the participation of technicians and representatives of entities from the environmental field. On the other hand, there are critical opinions in relation to the performance of parliamentarians, representatives of government agencies and the dynamics of debates.

scholarly journals From the Beginning: Children as Subjects and Agents of Surveillance

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 192-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Marx ◽  
Valerie Steeves
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
The Other ◽  
Gps Tracking ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Tracking Devices

This article examines the claims made by surveillance entrepreneurs selling surveillance to parents and government agencies responsible for children.  Technologies examined include pre-natal testing, baby monitors and nanny cams, RFID-enabled clothing, GPS tracking devices, cell phones, home drug and semen tests, and surveillance toys.  We argue that governments, both in the contest of health care and education, use surveillance to identify and “manage” genetic or behavioural deviations from the norm.  Parents, on the other hand, are encouraged to buy surveillance technologies to keep the child “safe”.  Although there is a secondary emphasis on parental convenience and freedom, surveillance is predominately offered as a necessary tool of responsible and loving parenting.  Entrepreneurs also claim that parents cannot trust their children to behave in pro-social ways, and must resort to spying to overcome children’s tendency to lie and hide their bad behaviour.  We conclude by offering some ideas to rein in the variety and complexity of the issues raised and to help order controversies in this domain.

Islam di Thailand

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 379-390
Author(s):  
Sanurdi Sanurdi
Keyword(s):  
Public Institutions ◽  
The Other ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
13Th Century ◽  
Muslim Population ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Southern Thailand ◽  
The Government ◽  
Separatist Movement

In the history Islam has existed in Thailand since the 13th century. Muslims have been active in trade and administration in the Thailand kingdom. However, in its development, as a minority, there was conflict due to discrimination and intimidation. In 2000 the percentage of religion in Thailand was Buddhist (95%), Islam (4%), Christian (0.6%), and other religions (0.4%). This paper seeks to examine the existence of Islam and the problems of Muslims as a minority in Thailand. In general, the Muslim population in Thailand is divided into two groups, namely Malay Muslims and Thai Muslims. The majority of Muslims are in the Southern part of Thailand, especially in Pattani area so they are often referred to as Muslim Patani Darussalam or Patani Raya which is closer to Malay. While the Thai Muslims are in the Middle and North that includes the descendants of Iranian Muslims, Champa, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, China, and Malay. Problems faced by Muslims in Thailand are more commonly experienced by Malay Muslims or Pattani in southern Thailand. They are regarded as Khaek (guests or foreigners), a negative prejudice. Malay language and names are prohibited from being used in public institutions, such as schools and government agencies. This resulted in the emergence of Pattani's reaction and resistance to the part of Southern Thailand  to obtain special autonomy, even to separatists. Finally, in early 2004 there were several incidents and riots occurring in Southern Thailand, especially in Narathiwat, Yala, and Pattani. This conflict occurs because the demands of the separatist movement and the government act hard against them in militaristic ways, on the other hand people are also dissatisfied with government discrimination as well as violence actions separatist movement. This is exacerbated and worsened by USA intervention in the conflict under the pretext of fighting Islamic separatist violence.

ISLAM DI THAILAND

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 379-390
Author(s):  
Sanurdi Sanurdi
Keyword(s):  
Public Institutions ◽  
The Other ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
13Th Century ◽  
Muslim Population ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Southern Thailand ◽  
The Government ◽  
Separatist Movement

In the history Islam has existed in Thailand since the 13th century. Muslims have been active in trade and administration in the Thailand kingdom. However, in its development, as a minority, there was conflict due to discrimination and intimidation. In 2000 the percentage of religion in Thailand was Buddhist (95%), Islam (4%), Christian (0.6%), and other religions (0.4%). This paper seeks to examine the existence of Islam and the problems of Muslims as a minority in Thailand. In general, the Muslim population in Thailand is divided into two groups, namely Malay Muslims and Thai Muslims. The majority of Muslims are in the Southern part of Thailand, especially in Pattani area so they are often referred to as Muslim Patani Darussalam or Patani Raya which is closer to Malay. While the Thai Muslims are in the Middle and North that includes the descendants of Iranian Muslims, Champa, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, China, and Malay. Problems faced by Muslims in Thailand are more commonly experienced by Malay Muslims or Pattani in southern Thailand. They are regarded as Khaek (guests or foreigners), a negative prejudice. Malay language and names are prohibited from being used in public institutions, such as schools and government agencies. This resulted in the emergence of Pattani's reaction and resistance to the part of Southern Thailand to obtain special autonomy, even to separatists. Finally, in early 2004 there were several incidents and riots occurring in Southern Thailand, especially in Narathiwat, Yala, and Pattani. This conflict occurs because the demands of the separatist movement and the government act hard against them in militaristic ways, on the other hand people are also dissatisfied with government discrimination as well as violence actions separatist movement. This is exacerbated and worsened by USA intervention in the conflict under the pretext of fighting Islamic separatist violence.

scholarly journals Methodological recommendations on digital rating of enterprises

2020 ◽  
pp. 5-8
Author(s):  
Oleksandr HRYHORIEV ◽  
Nataliia PETRYSHYN ◽  
Andrii TODOSHCHUK
Keyword(s):  
European Integration ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
The Other ◽  
Economic Indicators ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Business Entities

Introduction. The introduction of digitalization of the economy will help to centralize the control over the activities of economic entities by various government agencies. On the other hand, the contractor of the enterprise, or other persons who are interested in the activities of a particular enterprise can get acquainted with the rating of the enterprise and draw the necessary conclusions for themselves. Purpose. It consists in a thorough study and analysis of international and domestic experience in rating business activities of enterprises in Ukraine to develop harmonized and unified guidelines for ranking business entities in the European integration of Ukraine. Results. Technologically, the rating should be based on blockchain technology. This technology will avoid one-way storage of information on the server and will allow many participants in the ranking to store it in encrypted form. This situation will not allow hackers to falsify information or hack the server. What are the main criteria for ranking corporate entities? Of course, implementing a large number of criteria will be both problematic and cumbersome. Therefore, it is proposed to rank enterprises at the initial stages according to five main criteria: assessment of taxes and customs duties; evaluation of social indicators; evaluation of the implementation of economic measures; evaluation of the main economic indicators of the enterprise; evaluation of other indicators. Conclusions. The proposed guidelines for digital rating of enterprises will improve the regulatory and legal support for determining the rating of the enterprise to obtain a scale of reliability of the enterprise as a business entity, eliminate significant problems of corruption in the system of public procurement and procurement, double interpretation of the business entity, activism in evaluating the activities of enterprises, etc.

scholarly journals Measurement of Technical Efficiency of Durian Production in Thailand: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 486
Author(s):  
Surakiat Parichatnon ◽  
Kamonthip Maichum ◽  
Ke-Chung Peng
Keyword(s):  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Efficiency Score ◽  
The Other ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Technical Efficiency Score

<div><p><em>The purpose of this paper is to investigate and measure the technical efficiency of durian production in each province of Thailand using the data envelopment analysis (DEA) during the period 2012-2016. The findings indicate that the technical efficiency of Thai durian production revealed favorable results from 2012 to 2016 but still needs to be improved since the technical efficiency score is not close to 1.000. On the other hand, Chanthaburi province had the highest mean efficiency score and was recognized as the best province for Thai durian production. Moreover, the study found that Phuket province had lowest mean technical efficiency score of Thai durian production, which therefore should be increased the quantity of the outputs and inputs. Therefore, the results of this study can provide important information to farmers, agricultural planners and government agencies to help increase the technical efficiency levels of durian production in Thailand.</em></p></div>

Part I General Questions, 5 Transnational Organised Crime and Terrorism

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weißer Bettina
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Organised Crime ◽  
The Other ◽  
Clear Distinction ◽  
Historical Evolution ◽  
Core Element ◽  
Characteristic Element ◽  
Other Hand

Traditionally, organised crime and terrorism were understood as offences that exclude one another mutually. While a core element of terrorist crimes is the use of violence, organised crime does not necessarily involve violence. The characteristic element of transnational organised crime (TOC) on the other hand is the perpetrator’s aim to generate (illicit) profits. This chapter argues that nowadays this formerly clear distinction becomes more and more outdated: the line between terrorism and TOC becomes blurred since terrorist organisations seek to finance their activities by an engagement on the field of organised crime. Starting with a brief sketch of the historical evolution of terrorism, the chapter outlines the defining elements of terrorist crimes under international law and also describes remaining definitional problems. Links between TOC and terrorism are highlighted—they generate a growing nexus between the two phenomena.

scholarly journals Fish farming in cages: a practice to be restricted in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Fernando Monteiro Camargo ◽  
Rafael Vieira Amorim
Keyword(s):  
Exotic Species ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Fish Farming ◽  
The Other ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Fish Production ◽  
Government Regulations ◽  
Hydroelectric Reservoirs ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The World

Abstract: World aquaculture has been growing sharply in recent decades and Brazilian production of fish in cages has grown considerably since the end of the 1990s. This increase is related to the development of federal government regulations and the large number of medium and large hydroelectric reservoirs. The main areas of fish production in cages in Brazil are currently located in the Northeast and Southeast regions and along the Southeast/South border. Tilapia production in cages in Brazil, as well as other species produced in cages in other regions of the world, has economic advantages for the producer. On the other hand, limnologically, tilapia production in cages causes enormous damage, as it promotes the process of artificial eutrophication and, possibly, introduces this exotic species. One way of reducing artificial eutrophication is the use of Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA); however, its use in fish cages installed in Brazilian reservoirs is not possible yet. Therefore, our view is that government agencies restrict the production of fish in cages to the utmost.

scholarly journals Rules Enforcement And Unethical Behavior: Empirical research on Employee Fraud in Local Government Agencies

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-48
Author(s):  
Dekeng Setyo Budiarto ◽  
◽  
Yona Setyoningtyas ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Unethical Behavior ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
The Other ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Unethical Behaviors

The tendency of fraud is one of the major threats to Indonesian country. The current research aims to study the effect of rules enforcement and unethical behaviors on the tendency of fraud based on gender. The sample consists of 126 employees from 28 Local Government Agencies (LGAs) in Kulon Progo regency. Purposive sampling was the sampling technique employed in this study. The results demonstrated a significant effect of unethical behavior on the tendency of fraud. However, rules enforcement level has no significant effect on the tendency of fraud. In addition, gender differences were observed in unethical behavior and the tendency of fraud. On the other hand, gender differences were not present in the level of rules enforcement.

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